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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-03-31
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CLAnNoRr, 1. T., March 18th, 1857.
Ed. CHIEFTAIH IF you will be
so kind as to permit me l will at
tempt to give the people of Coo
weescoowee district and Cherokee
Nation, generally, some of the
reasons why, after voting the Ma
tional or Independent ticket for
about the period of twelve years,
l am now going to vote for Joel B.
Mayes on the Downing ticket-it
is tho downing ticket in the coming
election, sure. In the first place
/ think that a wise man will change
his opinion but a foolish one never
will. Mr.. Mayes stands as one of
the very highest of our judicious
men of the Cherokee Nation. He
is an educated man in the English
language and is well fitted for the
chieftaincy. We have got no other
man who will FIJI the office ofprin-
cipal chief as well as Joel b.
Mayes. Like a great many of LIS,
he was getting well along in years
before he reformed and confessed
the Saviour and started in life
right. Since his change in life /
have never heard a single instance
of misconduct of Mr.. Mayes.
Now l will give my reasons for
not voting for Mr.. Bunch. In the
first place, Mr.. Bunch is not edu-
Gated in the English language
which is very necessary in our day
and time. He may be a very good
man, but if we elect man not OF
proper education, we know that
some Of these land sharks will
necessarily run the Office and they
themselves not being responsible,
will work TO their own interests
and not to the interests of the peo-
pie. This has not infrequently
been done before under my politi-
cal observation. They "obfuscate"
such a man and then they have
got him just where they want him.
l have got other objections to 9TH
er political leading men that will
tell of at the proper time and in
the proper place. | do not want
to touch personal character, if it
can possibly be helped.
J. S. BEAN.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-03-31
IS 1T FISH AND FLESH ?

TAHLEQUAn, 1. T., March 2lst, lsF.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I am not going
out to "hunt skunks in the dark, u
nor am so daring asGoliath o.
Gath, but will expect some one will
tatack me. However am perfectly
willing for him to "down me with
a bean-shooter," if he will use the
bullet | am molding for him--truth
the security of mans reputati iou
and good name, from all the arts
of detraction and SANDER are
rights to which all men are entitled
by all the laws Of justice, for with.
out them it is impossible to enjoy
any other advantage or right. But,
does this fact justify silence on the
part Of private citizen, where he
sees his own rights jeopardized ?
All personal rights of man, con
sidering him as a free agent, en-
dowed with the faculty to discern
good from evil and with power to
choose those things which appear
TO him to be most desirable, are
generally summed up in one ap-
pelfation and is called the natural
liberty of mankind. This faculty
of free-will consists properly in the
power to act as one thinks fit with
out any restraint or control, unless
by the laws Of nature. But every
man, when he enters public life,
gives up part of this natural lib
erty and, in consideration of re-
ceiving the trust of his fellow It'll
zens by being placed in some i'm
portant position. obliges himself to
conform to those laws which they
have thought proper to establish
This species of legal conformity
and obedience ought to be indeli-
bly, impressed upon the mind of
every man who holds a position Of
trust in our country.
There are some Of our public
officers terribly abused because
this obligation does not appear to
hold its proper place in the duties
TO our nation and its people. Had
not this been clearly demonstrated
by several OF tho national guards
appearing on the streets Of Table
quah last Friday, so drunk they
could hardly navigate, should
have made an attempt to prove
this assertion. But when we see
such acts Of abuse TO public posi-
tions, do we need to prove them ?
What does our high sheriff mean
in his notice when be says. "reel-
ing and staggering. or other drunk
on exhibitions upon the streets, viii
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-03-31

How dispiriting is dark
gloomy dayl How productive it is
Of sad reflection reaching back to
disappointments of years gone by,
and forward to nothing better. The
streaks of sunshine here and there
are all shadowed over, as across
them and the line that separates
the past from the future the clouds
pass unbroken. Just such a day,
no doubt, caused the exclamation,
"All is vanity" and forced from
the lips of the patriarch the inqui-
~, "If man die shall be live
again ?" and which the ages since
have failed to answer. 'Tisn't
much help to"perspiring nobility.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-03-31
THE INDEPENDENT PARTY.

EDITOR CHIEFTAIN One b. II
Stone informs the public through
the CHIEFTAIN of the oath that the
executive committee of the Inde
pendent party met March 10Th,
1887, and decided it was not prac.
ticable to nominate for first anC
second chiefs, and this doubles:
for the sufficient reason that the
Independent party was a myth
and was confined almost exclusive
ly to the facetious individual who
would have the public believe thai
there is an executive committed
and he its head. Mr.. Stone is, We
suppose, the "picture man." or
more politely speaking, the
"artist" who recently had his tent
pitched at Tahlequah and is a com.
paratively fresh adventurer into
the Indian Territory, being in
western parlance a "Puke" or ma
tive Missourian. Since his arrival
here he has acquired a missouri
fortune" and hence conceives him
self to be admirably qualified to
"cuss and discuss, "authoritatively
men and measures in the Cherokee
nation. Doubtless ne has a right
to his own views and to their ex-
preston, but he is not entitled to
immunity in SO doing when he
presumes to speak of rings, old
political hacks, fgureheads and
eleyating to Office in the Cherokee
nation an Indian who does not
speak nor understand English or
the ways of white people, and
array in combination against them
adopted citizens Of all classes and
races. This he has done and in so
doing has transcribed the limits of
decency and honorable conduct.
We accord and shall continue to
accord TO every citizen, his full
share of right under our govern
ment Of unequaled freedom and
privileges, but, at the same time,
we thank God that the Cherokee
nation has lived and prospercd and
will continue to live and prosper,
we believe, under her chosen chief
tains, whether they speak English
or not, and whether they under
stand the ways Of white people
Of the Stone kind.
The president Of the executive
committee" should know, if he
does not, that this country has
been preserved by the yalor and
patriotism OF the men whom he
affects to despise, and that it is to
their unbounded generosity that he
enjoys the valuable rights and i'm
munities Of law, government and
land that he has without having
contributed a dollar to their ex-
or an iota TO their morals
or knowledee and refinement. His
appeal to adopted citizens 10 com
blne egainst the native Indians
might well be hurled back ln his
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-03-31
woRTH INVnsTIaATINa.

MbehocEA5 i. II March lyth, 1857.
An article in the INDIAN CHEF
TIAN of "March 18th reads: DR..
BANDS Indian Defense associa-
tion has secured, tits said, assur-
ances from the civilized tribes
that $1,000 shall be voted from
their treasures to assist him in
defending Indians rights. The
Cherokees proportion is not stat
ed. AT reception where the
matter OF finances came up Lone
Wolf and Jake, of the Kiowas and
Caddos, expressed themselves as
glad 70 know they had friends in
Washington, but were doubtful
Sbout a friendship for which they
were asked TO pay"
Reading the article, II is not
plain TO the uniformed reader
what is intended to be conveyed
whether a doubt Of the truth Of the
undertaking or the statement re-
laiing TO the civilized tribes, or
whether a reflection on the dubi-
Gus and seeming parsimonious ex-
preston and action Of Lone Wolf
and Jake, Cor the KIowas and Cad
dos 20 an informed and inter-
ospea reader The article conveys a.
volume ol Walnins % al Indian
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nations and tribes in the United
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principal men and public press
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"nUsIC uirH CHARms," ETC.

En-. CmEFrA'N;-While rounding mp some
cattle the other day, heard young chaJ
singing some doggerel which, as It doubtless
is original, send to you. Here It is:
There was poor man named Ribblt,
who sang 4 want to be chief
But WoIf came soon and broke up his tune
For who would be ruled by ASA, 800"
There was an old man named Bunch,
Who thought he'd be chief Of the Nation
But Taylor knocked hls pie all into the sky
AHd left him no show in creation"
"Thls silly and son chap, Taylor,
Was foolish and pompous young fellow;
lie kicked up his heels and uttered some
squeals,
But the most he could do was TO below i"
Caney, Z. y, March 2s MAYsvnLE.
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1897
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I'D NEMs FROn NnIIE on.

THE NEWS FROM WHIiE OAK.
Everybody about ready 20 plant corn.
Sam Hall returned from Texas last week.
Jim Hall Is at his ranch receiving his cattle
this week.
Old man Clark went down on Prior's creek
to visit friends last week.
Charley Purcell ia going to work with Jim
Halls cattle this summer.
We have q nice little school in progress at
White Oak chapel. under the management OF
Miss Anna Dixon. BIS.
March 2sth, lss7.
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THE ST. LOUIS NATIONAL
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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-28
SUMMED UP,
The Destruction Caused by the Late Cy-
clone in Linn County, Kan.

The Destruction Caused by the Late Cy-
clone in Linn County, Kan.
PLEASANToN, Kan, April 26.-The terri
bic effects of the cyclone of last week in
the southern part of this county have never
been half described, nor, indeed, can they
ever be. Horses, cattle, hogs and farm
fowls are lying dead on every hand and
$500, 600 will not cover the loss on property.
Many more families are destitute than was
at first reported, scores being left without
even sufficient clothing to cover their per-
son. Eleven persons were killed in the county
and three just across the line in Missouri,
making fourteen deaths, while the various
physicians reported that 237 persons were
injured SO as TO require medical assistance.
In the little city of Prescott only few
houses remain intact There were three
churches, but not one could be used for
services Sunday. DR.. c. 2. Lee, of this
city, the highest IN his calling in
the county, with L. A. Sellers, NJ.
D., of Prescott, visited all those badly
hurt in the village and immediate
vicinity, and report many so badly injured
that the death list will probably be doubled.
Kit Hardness lost near $4,000, bat should
he not recover his family will not suffer.
A committee composed of Hon. Alfred
Blaker, II. H. Way and W. S. Everett have
raised about $1,000 here, and the same
amount has been raised at Mound City for
the sufferers. In view of the fact that this
town is Kansas City territory they may
wait on the citizens of that center, as
300 is needed at once as we'll as pro-
visions for the many destitute families.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-28
CHANT OF THE REDSKINS.

Squaws and Braves Rejoicing Over the Ex-
pulsiOn of the Winnebago Settlers.
MINNEAPOLIs, Mimi, April 26-In the
Winpebago and Crow Creek reservation
the greatest excitement is reported, In
dams covered with war paint and armed
with Winchesters being met on the road
mounted and following the troops. The
news that the soldiers would drive the set
tiers from the land is known in every
Indian tepee, and the chant of the
squaws and braves is heard all night long.
Company E, reinforced by a mob of In
dams, this morning proceeded to carry out
instructions. Sheriff Harris says there
are over 800 actual farmers living on these
lands. Many have plowed over fifty acres
and put in seed, all of which will be de-
stroyed. The number of settlers that came
under President Cleveland's procla-
nation was $50. Deputy Marshal
Harris, who has just arrived from
the Winnebago reservation. says
Company camped twelve miles from Big
Bend last night and was to cvict settlers
to-day. News came at seven p. NJ that the
Big Bend settlers held a meeting to-day
and resolved to go quietly when the
soldiers come, but TO return as soon as the
troops start back to Fort SulIy. A special
dispatch from Indian Agent Madison to
Washington reports the settlers moving
away quietly. Much apprehension is felt
that the Indians, who are bold and reckless,
may destroy the settlers property.